#FlashbackFriday: 1991—A Letter Home From Saudi Arabia After Operation Desert Storm
For the March/April 1991 issue of the Exchange Post, an associate wrote “A Letter Home,” a collection of memories from her time in Saudi Arabia.
History
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#FlashbackFriday: 1977—A Unique Mission on Remote Islands in the Pacific
Why the Exchange opened stores on Enewetak and Lojwa islands, remote sites in the Enewetak Atoll in the Pacific Ocean, in the late ’70s.
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#FlashbackFriday: The Exchange Has Had a Lot of Heart on Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day falls on a Friday this year, so Flashback Friday is taking a heartfelt look at some of the ways the Exchange has celebrated the day in the past.
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#FlashbackFriday: 2003—a Big Grand Opening in Qatar
More than 300 people stood in line for the grand opening, with Exchange Commander Maj. Gen. Kathryn Frost helping cut the ribbon
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#FlashbackFriday: Read About an Associate Who Started in 1919—and Retired in 1964
Raymond D. Conner was a World War I Veteran who started working for the Exchange after answering a newspaper ad. When he retired, he was the Exchange’s longest-serving associate.
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#FlashbackFriday: Dipping Into Dunkin’ History at the Exchange
In honor of the first Exchange-run Dunkin’ Donuts opening 22 years ago, Flashback Friday looks at some Dunkin’ locations at Excange around the world.
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#FlashbackFriday: 1969—The Exchange Supports the First ‘Reforger’ Exercise, Beginning a Decades-Long Tradition
The “We Go Where You Go” spirit continued as Reforger became an annual exercise that lasted until 1993. Here are some photos of Exchange support through the years.
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#FlashbackFriday: Jimmy Carter’s Exchange Visits
The former president, who passed away Dec. 29, made a few Exchange stops during and after his presidency.
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#FlashbackFriday: 1999—The Exchange Prepares for Y2K
In the late 1990s, concerns arose about how computers would react to a year represented numerically as “00.” The Exchange began preparing for Y2K more than two years before the year 2000 happened.
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#FlashbackFriday: December 1963—the Exchange’s Morocco Era Ends
Sixty-one years ago this month, the Exchange closed its operations in Morocco, where it had operated stores since World War II.